Skype pushed out an update to Skype for Android today, its VoIP telephony app for Android smartphones. Skype for Android 1.0.1 makes a number of changes based on its user feedback, which has been lukewarm overall. Among the bug fixes are support for 320×240-pixel (QVGA) and 240×400-pixel screen resolutions, support for the hardware “back” button, …

Nokia is taking over all the development work done by the Symbian Foundation, due to a sudden lack of funding resulting from the departures of key members such as Sony Ericsson and Samsung. The Symbian Foundation was forced to reconsider its future, and after a board meeting, found it couldn’t continue in its present form. Operations and staff numbers will …

Motorola today marked a return to high-end smartphones in Australia, by announcing the imminent release of the Milestone 2. (Credit: Motorola) From early December, Optus and Vodafone will range the Milestone 2 Android smartphone, known in the US as the Droid 2. The handset, which features a similar look to the original Milestone, will feature 720p HD video recording plus …

Can’t we all just get along? Apple In tests performed by TiPb using the iOS 4.2 Gold Master release of Apple’s forthcoming mobile operating system, iPhone 3G performance has taken another positive step, one that may help customers forget some of the early issues with iOS 4 on iPhone 3G units. Appeasing its older customers may have jumped up the …

Google has made a search app available for Windows Phone 7 handsets, an interesting move considering its rivalry with Microsoft in terms of both mobile phones and search engines. The first release of the Google Search app will have a number of features that many of you will be familiar with, such as suggestions appearing as you type, and the ability …

Red Five standing by! Scroll down just a little and you’ll see test footage from Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner — a soon-to-be-released iPhone game from THQ Wireless that puts iPhone owners in the gunner’s pod of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy — the one and only Millennium Falcon. The game, which is being put together by …

Vodafone and 3 Mobile customers will be able to enjoy live cricket on their phones this summer, if they don’t mind adding a few dollars a day to their bills. As with previous years, each cricket match played in Australia over summer will be broadcast, including the Test matches, One-day internationals and Twenty20 matches. Customers can choose which matches to …

Music subscription service Rdio first gained attention back in June when Kazaa founders originally announced it as their latest foray into the digital music space. The service got official a couple months later with a Web service and apps for Android and iOS devices. Today, Rdio added one mobile OS to the mix: Windows Phone 7. Much like Slacker for …

An entry-level HTC handset with AT&T markings has been spotted in recent certification documents for the Federal Communications Comission. The device, known as the HTC Paradise, features a four-row sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2-megapixel camera, an optical joystick, and the usual support for an FM radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. According to the FCC papers, the phone is equipped to …

Hasbro’s new my3D system allows you to watch 3D content on your iPhone or iPod touch — using a device resembling a pair of binoculars. It looks rather like a kids’ version of Silence of the Lambs-style night-vision goggles, with a slot for your Apple handset at the front. Peer into these things and you’ll be able to move your …

Nokia’s E7, the email-friendly Qwerty phone first seen at the Nokia World show earlier this year, will hit stores in December. Nokia revealed this via its Twitter account, with exact availability varying by country. We previously reported it would be January before the smart phone got here, but happily it should hit high streets across the UK before Christmas. The E7 …

Slacker Slacker Radio, the intuitive online music player that lets you stream a variety of preprogrammed and custom-made radio stations, has been churning out apps for mobile devices for a while now, with the first one coming to Blackberry devices in early 2009. Of course, in the quickly evolving cell phone space, staying relevant means making sure you’ve got new …

We like our budget phones. We recognise that all many people need is a device that can text and make calls, perhaps wrapped up in a good-looking package. This is exactly what you get with the T-Mobile Vibe. For just £40 on T-Mobile pay as you go, the Vibe is a ZTE-made handset that features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera …

The release of iOS 4.2 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is imminent, and it looks like it could be smashing news for iPhone 3G owners angry that the fourth version of Apple’s OS had turned their devices into iBricks. Apple has sent an email to developers telling them to have their apps ready, Pocket-lint reports, as “iOS 4.2 …

Satellite broadband service has long been the choice of last resort for many consumers. It’s slow, expensive, and capacity is limited. But in the first half of 2012, that could change. Hughes Network Systems, one of the largest satellite broadband service providers in the world, will launch the Jupiter satellite, which will offer more than 100 gigabits per second of …